Henry Ward Beecher
Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul.
Henry Ward BeecherWe are not to make the ideas of contentment and aspiration quarrel, for God made them fast friends. A man may aspire, and yet be quite content until it is time to raise; and both flying and resting are but parts of one contentment. The very fruit of the g
Henry Ward BeecherPrivate opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent.
Henry Ward BeecherFlowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock.
Henry Ward BeecherEvery tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
Henry Ward BeecherYou never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door.
Henry Ward BeecherThe mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.
Henry Ward BeecherGod asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how.
Henry Ward BeecherHold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
Henry Ward BeecherHe who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and will find the flaw when he may have forgotten its cause.
Henry Ward BeecherTo know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.
Henry Ward BeecherThere is tonic in the things that men do not love to hear. Free speech is to a great people what the winds are to oceans ... and where free speech is stopped miasma is bred, and death comes fast.
Henry Ward BeecherKeep a fair-sized cemetery in your back yard, in which to bury the faults of your friends.
Henry Ward BeecherI never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
Henry Ward BeecherA book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to your longing with full instruction, but pursues you never.
Henry Ward BeecherAffliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
Henry Ward BeecherWe never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.
Henry Ward BeecherClothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
Henry Ward BeecherTroubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.
Henry Ward BeecherMen are like trees: each one must put forth the leaf that is created in him.
Henry Ward BeecherBlessed are the Happiness Makers. Blessed are they who know how to shine on one's gloom with their cheer.
Henry Ward BeecherEvery charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.
Henry Ward BeecherRiches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.
Henry Ward BeecherDoctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.
Henry Ward BeecherNo man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
Henry Ward Beecher
